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God Is The Source, The Sustainer, And The Resting Place For The Entire Creation

एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय |
अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगत: प्रभव: प्रलयस्तथा || 7.6||

etad-yonīni bhūtāni sarvāṇītyupadhāraya
ahaṁ kṛitsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ pralayas tathā|| 7.6||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 7- Ver. 6:

Know that these two energies of Mine manifest all living beings. I am the source of all creation, and it all melts back into Me.

Explanation

All life in the physical domain is a mixture of matter and soul. Matter is insensible or lifeless on its own, hence the conscious soul requires a carrier body. As a result, they combine to produce a living being. Similarly, God’s energies are manifested across the entire creation. All the materially bound souls who were unable to be freed during this creation cycle are likewise housed in God’s body. They stay unrealized, awaiting the next creation cycle.

When God decides to create, the entire cycle starts afresh and a new world emerges. As a result, God is the creator, sustainer, and resting place for all of creation. Shri Krishna, after describing both his lower and higher natures, claims that they combine to create everything in the universe. Both the lower and higher natures are required for the creation of our universe. In addition, everything generated is sustained and eventually dissipated into Ishvara. In other words, Ishvara is responsible for the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of the entire cosmos.

Verse & what we can learn

Our minds have been trained to concentrate on the effect rather than the reason. If we trace the ultimate cause of anything in this universe back to Ishvara’s lower and higher natures, we will inevitably come back to Ishvara’s lower and higher natures. Ishvara can be found in all places. We shall immediately begin to see Ishvara everywhere if we learn to perceive Ishvara as the cause of everything we observe. As a result, this shloka encourages us to use our intellect in order to see Ishvara everywhere.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verse, Shri Krishna tells Arjuna that there is nothing higher than the divine.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…